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PetiteBrigitte is an American travel writer with over ten years of experience in content writing and travel journalism.

Based in the heart of Paris, she has published print articles for travel guides such as Fodor's and Frommer's. She has also contributed to various fashion publications in both France and the UK.

PetiteBrigitte also specializes in providing relevant online content for internet companies. This includes managing social media campaigns, analyzing SEO and keywords, and structuring articles into user-friendly bites that will engage target audiences.

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Stephen Clarke on DSK: a few years in the merde?

SINCE Sunday, when Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was arrested on sexual assault charges in New York, French politicians have been loudly expressing their horror at his “violent” treatment at the hands of America’s criminal justice system. It must be a shock to them: the sight of a top French establishment figure being treated like an ordinary criminal is about as rare as a photo of the Queen of England in a bikini.

But they are not merely voicing their concern for an esteemed colleague; many of them are also thinking, “There but for the grace of God (or rather the grace of living in France and not the United States) go I.”

France may think it had a revolution, but in fact it just got a new, and even more powerful, elite. They believe themselves so indispensable to the running of the country that trying to topple one of them is a bit like threatening to shoot a prize racehorse for nibbling your lawn. You’re meant to shut up and let them nibble.